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BRITISH POETS & POETRY
In "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud", Wordsworth wrote about "A crowd, a host of golden" ones
Time's up! The correct answer was daffodils
ENDS WITH 3 VOWELS
Dresser
Time's up! The correct answer was a bureau
SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTERS
Portia disguises herself as a male lawyer in this play set in Italy
Time's up! The correct answer was Merchant of Venice
PAPAL NAMES
The winner of a contest
Time's up! The correct answer was Victor
HISTORIC NAMES
AP's chief Mideast correspondent, he got a firsthand look as a Beirut hostage for nearly 7 years
Time's up! The correct answer was Terry Anderson
INITIAL T.V.
This '70s series about a harsh Navy drill instructor with a soft heart starred Don Rickles
Time's up! The correct answer was C.P.O. Sharkey
THE GODFATHER
This British philosopher who won a Nobel Prize in 1950 was the godchild of John Stuart Mill
Time's up! The correct answer was Bertrand Russell
MASTER OF PUPPETS
Set in a Washington bar, this satirical political TV show was populated by puppets from Sid & Marty Krofft
Time's up! The correct answer was D.C. Follies
ANATOMY
The talus fits between the ends of these 2 bones forming the ankle joint
Time's up! The correct answer was the tibia & fibula
BOOK TITLES
"I am the rose of Sharon" & "When you know your name, you should hang on to it" are from 2 different books titled this
Time's up! The correct answer was Song of Solomon
INDEPENDENCE DAYS
It was annexed by Indonesia but became independent on May 20, 2002
Time's up! The correct answer was East Timor
POETS
On Feb. 12, 1959, the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, he addressed a joint session of Congress
Time's up! The correct answer was Carl Sandburg
MIDDLE INITIAL C.
Born in South Carolina in 1782, he was known as a "war hawk" because he supported the War of 1812
Time's up! The correct answer was John C. Calhoun
1933
Known as the "Little Flower", he left the House of Representatives in 1933 & became mayor of NYC
Time's up! The correct answer was Fiorello LaGuardia
AUTHORS' RHYME TIME
Anne's bad habits
Time's up! The correct answer was Rice's vices
AH, SWEET MYTHTERY
This mythological sculptor tragically fell in love with a beautiful statue he had carved
Time's up! The correct answer was Pygmalion
TV MINISERIES
(Hi, I'm Stephen Collins of "7th Heaven") In 1994 I played Ashley Wilkes in this miniseries sequel to "Gone with the Wind"
Time's up! The correct answer was Scarlett
WHEAT
South America's main wheat-growing area is the Pampa in this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Argentina
THE NEXT BIBLE BOOK AFTER...
Numbers
Time's up! The correct answer was Deuteronomy
AROUND THE APARTMENT BUILDING
When painting a room, put this on as the first coat; it's spelled like a book that teaches reading
Time's up! The correct answer was primer
FROM THE WELSH
"Arthur-itative" sources say her name is Welsh for "white" or "fair"
Time's up! The correct answer was Guinevere
BIG "STAR"
It's a dessert made of eggs, sugar & milk, either baked, boiled or frozen
Time's up! The correct answer was custard
METALLICA
This metal was discovered in 1789; it took until 1896 to find out that it was radioactive
Time's up! The correct answer was uranium
GUINNESS RECORDS
Siberia in this country has had the greatest range in temperatures -- from 98 degrees F. to -90 degrees F.
Time's up! The correct answer was Russia
DEAR JUNTA
The "Juntas Provinciales" organized the Spanish resistance to this man's 1808 invasion
Time's up! The correct answer was Napoleon
PHYSICS 101
By definition, liquids & gases do this under stress, solids don't
Time's up! The correct answer was they flow
SCIENCE GUYS
In 1855 Napoleon III "swung" a deal arranging for his appointment as physicist at the Paris Observatory
Time's up! The correct answer was Jean Foucault
MODERN "TIME"S
It's the parent company of CNN
Time's up! The correct answer was Time Warner
IT'S OURS!
Cook Islands
Time's up! The correct answer was New Zealand
THE UNIVERSE
This planet's atmosphere is 99% nitrogen & oxygen
Time's up! The correct answer was Earth
THE BIBLE
This wise king of Israel had "Forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen"
Time's up! The correct answer was Solomon
ONE LETTER DIFFERENT
A large sack
Time's up! The correct answer was a big bag
FANTASTIC FILMS
Steve Martin is a scientist who falls in love with a brain -- hence this title
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Man With Two Brains"
IN THE TREASURY DEPT.
In addition to protecting all of us from funny money, it protects the president
Time's up! The correct answer was the Secret Service
PROVERBS
It's the 4-letter word that "makes the world go round"
Time's up! The correct answer was love
BRASS
In 1864 Democrats nominated this Union general for president, though he repudiated their platform
Time's up! The correct answer was George McClellan
WORLD LEADERS
It's prime minister Mr. Tuila'Epa, won a silver medal in archery at the 2007 South Pacific Games
Time's up! The correct answer was Samoa
"S"-OTERICA
Slang term for a left-handed boxer or fiddle player
Time's up! The correct answer was southpaw
BILLS & WILLS
Born in Fabens, Texas in 1931, this legendary jockey won his first of 8,833 races at age 18
Time's up! The correct answer was Willie Shoemaker
RINGING THE OPENING BELL AT THE NYSE
Oh, come on! On Feb. 28, 2008 this TV "Kitchen Nightmares" man added a touch of bell to his resume
Time's up! The correct answer was Gordon Ramsey
ARCHITECTURE
This type of window that opens by means of a crank rhymes with a lower story of a building
Time's up! The correct answer was casement
SECRET IDENTITIES
Wonder Woman
Time's up! The correct answer was Diana Prince
STATE CAPITALS
The capitol building in this city was designed by Thomas Jefferson
Time's up! The correct answer was Richmond
GRAINS & STAPLES
Millet seed, an important food for North Africans, is most often fed to these pets in the U.S.
Time's up! The correct answer was birds
TELEVISION
Ben Gould & Samantha Becker roam the halls of Bayside High as part of "The New Class" on this show
Time's up! The correct answer was Saved By the Bell
SCIENCE BRIEFS
For water, it's 0 degrees Celsius: F.P.
Time's up! The correct answer was freezing point
MAY DAYS
On May 10, 1941 this deputy to Hitler parachuted from a plane over Scotland with a "peace plan"
Time's up! The correct answer was Rudolf Hess
MY NAME IS EARL WARREN
I was a 3-term governor of this state, 1943-1953
Time's up! The correct answer was California
FLOWERS
The white petals of this flower are usually pulled to see if "she loves me" or "she loves me not"
Time's up! The correct answer was a daisy
FROM T TO SHINING T
Also meaning "touch", it's a keen sense of what to say to avoid giving offense
Time's up! The correct answer was tact
TRAIN STATIONS
This capital city's main train station is known as Bahnhof Zoo, & not just at rush hour
Time's up! The correct answer was Berlin
NAME THE WORK
O. Henry: "Tomorrow would be Christmas Day, and she had only $1.87 with which to buy Jim a present"
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Gift of the Magi"
THE BODY WOMAN
Estrogen & progesterone are hormones produced by these glands
Time's up! The correct answer was the ovaries
RADIO PERSONALITIES
Tavis Smiley launched this network's first national show to originate from Los Angeles
Time's up! The correct answer was NPR
CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY, EH?
This province has the longest border, including water, with the United States
Time's up! The correct answer was Ontario
POETS
In 1953 his Norton Lectures at Harvard were published as "i: six nonlectures"
Time's up! The correct answer was Cummings
COME TO OUR AIDE
In 1948 White House aide Lauchlin Currie told this committee he wasn't a Soviet spy; today we know he was
Time's up! The correct answer was the House Un-American Activities Committee
FLAGS OF THE WORLD
In the 1990s, this nation whose flag is seen here moved its seat of government to a different city
Time's up! The correct answer was Germany
LITERARY SISTERS
Meg's the oldest of the sisters in this family; Amy, the youngest
Time's up! The correct answer was the Marches
LAST NAME'S THE SAME
17th century philosopher Sir Francis & 20th century painter Francis
Time's up! The correct answer was Bacon
THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
In 1566 this "Magnificent" sultan was succeeded by his not-so-magnificent son Selim II, "the Sot"
Time's up! The correct answer was Suleyman
SAINTS BE PRAISED
Philip of Moscow foresaw that his post as primate of the Russian church might lead to martyrdom, as this man was czar
Time's up! The correct answer was Ivan the Terrible
TAUNT "O"
When you try to make a point, you flail around like one of these mollusks with 8 limbs
Time's up! The correct answer was an octopus
PARISIANS
In the 1880s he introduced his brother & roommate, Vincent, to the Impressionists
Time's up! The correct answer was Theo Van Gogh
THAT'S WHERE IT'S AT, MAN!
Colombia to the north, Peru to the west, Paraguay to the south & the Atlantic Ocean to the east
Time's up! The correct answer was Brazil
19th CENTURY LITERATURE
He wrote "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky", "The Blue Hotel" & "The Red Badge of Courage"
Time's up! The correct answer was Stephen Crane
CITY OF BIRTH
Sidney Bechet
Time's up! The correct answer was New Orleans
EUROPE
It's the smallest in area of the Benelux countries
Time's up! The correct answer was Luxembourg
THE 1960s
In “Understanding Media”, he explained the Dodgers move to L.A. & fishnet stockings
Time's up! The correct answer was Marshall McLuhan
AMERICAN PLAYS
This playwright dedicated "A Delicate Balance" to J. Steinbeck with "affection and admiration"
Time's up! The correct answer was Edward Albee
GIVE THE BUCHAREST
Times change: in 1990 a statue of this Russian was removed from a Bucharest square after 3 decades there
Time's up! The correct answer was Lenin
LITERARY LAST NAME'S THE SAME
Frank, Hart, Stephen
Time's up! The correct answer was Crane
NEPAL
This Sherpa who went to the top of the world with Edmund Hillary died in 1986 at the age of 72
Time's up! The correct answer was Tenzing Norgay
THE BIG 10
In L.A., the western tip of Interstate 10 is called this "freeway", after the beach community it passes through
Time's up! The correct answer was Santa Monica
INITIAL T.V.
This '70s series about a harsh Navy drill instructor with a soft heart starred Don Rickles
Time's up! The correct answer was C.P.O. Sharkey
3-NAMED AUTHORS
This "Ship of Fools" author won a Pulitzer & the National Book Award for her 1965 "Collected Stories"
Time's up! The correct answer was Katherine Anne Porter
BARTLETT'S PAIRS
The first of this French playwright's 2 quotes begins, "A great nose indicates a great man"
Time's up! The correct answer was Edmond Rostand
SPORTS
He was director of athletics at NYC's Downtown Athletic Club from 1928 to 1936
Time's up! The correct answer was John Heisman
GRAPES
Ths underwear maker's logo contains fig leaves, an apple & different types of grapes
Time's up! The correct answer was Fruit of the Loom
ACTION!
You may not give a fig, but according to Newton, there's one of these for every action
Time's up! The correct answer was an equal & opposite reaction
ONE LETTER DIFFERENT
Excellent eats
Time's up! The correct answer was good food
TECHNOLOGY
"GUI" stands for this.
Time's up! The correct answer was Graphical User Interface
JULIA ROBERTS FILM FEST
It was viva Las Vegas for Julia, who played the Angie Dickinson role in the remake of this film
Time's up! The correct answer was Ocean's Eleven
CAPITAL IDEA
A small village sacked by Mongol as well as Afghan invaders, it later became the largest Persian city
Time's up! The correct answer was Tehran
4-LETTER CAPITALS
This Latvian capital was founded in 1201 by German crusaders
Time's up! The correct answer was Riga
PRESIDENTS IN IOWA
Lincoln has a monument in Council Bluffs; this other president has a grave in West Branch
Time's up! The correct answer was Herbert Hoover
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
The Sea of Galilee is just a broad basin of this river
Time's up! The correct answer was The River Jordan
INDIA
Gandhi famously sent a letter stating this many demands to Lord Irwin.
Time's up! The correct answer was 11
PRIMETIME TV REUNIONS
1983: "Still the Beaver"
Time's up! The correct answer was Leave it to Beaver
FAMOUS VOYAGES
Capt. Robert Fitzroy of this ship argued that its scientific discoveries supported the Bible
Time's up! The correct answer was the Beagle
BICYCLES
A German circus performer has made the Guinness record book for riding a bicycle with this distinction
Time's up! The correct answer was the smallest
"J" WHIZ
It's believed that the Virgin Mary died in this Middle Eastern city
Time's up! The correct answer was Jerusalem
PLAY ADJECTIVES
Tennessee Williams' "____ Bird of Youth"
Time's up! The correct answer was Sweet Bird of Youth
MUSICAL THEATRE
This Stephen Sondheim musical was based on the Ingmar Bergman film "Smiles Of A Summer Night"
Time's up! The correct answer was "A Little Night Music"
ARE WE THERE YET?
A theme park in Brainerd, Minnesota welcomes you with a 26-foot-tall statue of this lumberjack
Time's up! The correct answer was Paul Bunyan
FROM THE JAWS OF VICTORY
He was the Democratic presidential frontrunner in 1987 until his "Monkey Business" did him in
Time's up! The correct answer was Gary Hart
THE GRIDIRON
[Hi, I'm Champ Bailey, college football's top defensive player of 1998] The award for top defensive player in college football is named for Bronislaw Nagurski, whose nickname was this
Time's up! The correct answer was Bronco
JUST DESSERTS
Unlike sherbet, sorbet never contains this dairy product
Time's up! The correct answer was milk
THE MAINE ATTRACTION
Parson's Way, a scenic walkway in Kennebunkport, passes near this former president's home, Walker's Point
Time's up! The correct answer was Bush
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
To physicists, SOHO isn't a neighborhood but an observatory orbiting this body
Time's up! The correct answer was the sun
FOOD
They're the two common vegetables in the English dish bubble & squeak
Time's up! The correct answer was potato & cabbage
CONVENTIONS
New England Federalists convened in Hartford in 1814 to denounce this war
Time's up! The correct answer was War of 1812
IT'S "BIG"
Sasquatch
Time's up! The correct answer was Bigfoot
ASIA
19th century novelist Jose Rizal was a hero of this country's independence movement
Time's up! The correct answer was the Philippines
THE SHORT VERSION
A translation of the Bible: KJV
Time's up! The correct answer was King James Version
STATE GOVERNMENT
Many states have these for state lawmakers, but in 1995 the Supreme Court ruled them unconstitutional for Congress
Time's up! The correct answer was term limits
THE KOREAN WAR
His reaction to the North's invasion was "Dean, we've got to stop the blanks of blanks no matter what"
Time's up! The correct answer was Harry S. Truman
MUSICAL BY CHARACTERS
Fantine & her daughter Cosette
Time's up! The correct answer was Les Misérables
IT'S A DATE!
You'll find this date on a calendar only once every 4 years
Time's up! The correct answer was February 29
THE SILVER SCREEN
Anthony Hopkins said his voice for this movie role was "a combination of Truman Capote and Katharine Hepburn"
Time's up! The correct answer was Hannibal Lecter
ENDLESS SUMER
Dating from around 3000 B.C., the Sumerians used this writing system seen here
Time's up! The correct answer was cuneiform
COMPOSERS ON FILM
James Cagney in "The Seven Little Foys"
Time's up! The correct answer was George M. Cohan
TRAVEL & TOURISM
1 of 2 famous Danish breweries you can tour in Copenhagen
Time's up! The correct answer was Tuborg
THE 50 STATES
In 1845, after nearly 10 years of independence, it became the 28th state
Time's up! The correct answer was Texas
WOMEN: WRITE ON!
In 2009 she published her 76th bestseller, "Matters of the Heart", & was inducted into the Calif. Hall of Fame
Time's up! The correct answer was Danielle Steel
MEASURING DEVICES
A spirometer measures the capacity of these organs
Time's up! The correct answer was the lungs
TOP O' THE CHARTS
In 1977 this "sleepy" song became Fleetwood Mac's only No. 1 hit
Time's up! The correct answer was "Dreams"
EMOTICONS
:-b.. Doing this means either you're hungry or you're a pig
Time's up! The correct answer was drooling
WHAT TO WEAR?
This plain-weave, sheer fabric made with tightly twisted yarn is also used to describe a pie or cake
Time's up! The correct answer was chiffon
STATE OF THE UNION
The Jack Daniel's distillery is in Lynchburg in this state
Time's up! The correct answer was Tennessee
FROM THE FRENCH
This light tannish color gets its name from the French for "raw", as in raw vegetables
Time's up! The correct answer was ecru
HISTORIC NAMES
It's been said that the 1831 Russian capture of Warsaw inspired him to write his C minor etude
Time's up! The correct answer was Frederic Chopin
TRAVEL
This Rome landmark is 620 feet long by 513 wide-- plenty of room to run away from a wild beast
Time's up! The correct answer was the Colosseum
ANNUAL EVENTS
Stand clear of the seed-spitting contest at the Hope, Arkansas festival for these huge picnic fruits
Time's up! The correct answer was watermelons
MATH TERMS
A theorem includes this series of steps, starting with a given & ending with a justified conclusion
Time's up! The correct answer was proof
WORLD WAR I
In 1917 Allied troops from this North American country stormed up Vimy Ridge in a legendary charge
Time's up! The correct answer was Canada
A WHITE CATEGORY
The mass of a typical one of these stars is about 70% that of the sun
Time's up! The correct answer was white dwarf
PARTS OF THE WHOLE
Balk line spot, center pocket
Time's up! The correct answer was a pool table
FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
In "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", he's the reclusive owner of the factory
Time's up! The correct answer was Willy Wonka
WORD ORIGINS
This New York island's name may come from the Algonquian word for "island"
Time's up! The correct answer was Manhattan
THAT OLD-TIME RELIGION
He's considered the author of the Pentateuch, which is hard to believe, as Deuteronomy continues after his death
Time's up! The correct answer was Moses
CLOTHING
It's the fur pouch that a Scotsman wears on the front of his kilt
Time's up! The correct answer was a sporon
BACKWORDS
Aye, lass, I'll wed thee ere this has dried on the fields
Time's up! The correct answer was Dew
PERFUME
Bulgaria is the chief producer of this perfume oil obtained by passing steam thru rose petals
Time's up! The correct answer was attar
U.S. GEOGRAPHY
This state's largest county, San Bernardino, was divided in 1893 to form Riverside county
Time's up! The correct answer was California
BUSINESS BUDDIES
Postage meter inventor Arthur Pitney merged his company with that of this entrepreneur
Time's up! The correct answer was Bowes
COLOSSUS
From this author we get the adjective "brobdingnagian", meaning "gigantic"
Time's up! The correct answer was Swift
IT HAD TO "BU"
Any dry red table wine may be called this even if it doesn't come from the French region of the same name
Time's up! The correct answer was Burgundy
1938
On December 10 he announced he'd leave his Hyde Park estate & its papers & books to the U.S. government
Time's up! The correct answer was FDR
FUN WITH BALLET
The music of film composer Alex North drives the ballet based on this play about Stanley Kowalski
Time's up! The correct answer was "A Streetcar Named Desire"
MOVIE MUSIC
Julie Andrews sings "A Spoonful Of Sugar" in this movie
Time's up! The correct answer was Mary Poppins
GAME SHOWS
In this "Street"-wise game show, you have to predict answers given by people on the street
Time's up! The correct answer was Street Smarts
GUINNESS RECORDS
He holds the record for all-time career earnings on the U.S. PGA circuit (over $26 million from 1996 to 2001)
Time's up! The correct answer was Tiger Woods
WINE
The famous Moselle wines come from this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Germany
MANIAS
A dipsomaniac craves this, not guacamole
Time's up! The correct answer was Alcoholic Beverages
U.S. PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES
"The Illinois Baboon" & "The Martyr President"
Time's up! The correct answer was Abraham Lincoln
SCIENTISTS
This Russian's work on gastrointestinal secretions in animals earned him a Nobel prize
Time's up! The correct answer was Pavlov
ROYAL FEMALE NICKNAMES
"The Catholic" of 15th century Spain
Time's up! The correct answer was Queen Isabella
CROSSWORD CLUES "G"
A source of rumors, or of Riesling (9)
Time's up! The correct answer was Grapevine
4-LETTER WORDS
Gloomy & forbidding, like a certain "reaper"
Time's up! The correct answer was Grim
TRANSLATION EXERCISES
Portuguese to Russian: The positive "sim"
Time's up! The correct answer was da
"MUM"s THE WORD
You'll see this group parading through Philly each New Year's Day
Time's up! The correct answer was Mummers
OATS
This phrase refers to indulging in youthful excesses
Time's up! The correct answer was Sowing one's oats
U.S. GEOGRAPHY
Florida's panhandle borders these 2 states
Time's up! The correct answer was Alabama and Georgia
3-LETTER WORDS
In the title of an Aesop fable, this insect shared billing with a grasshopper
Time's up! The correct answer was the ant
WEEDS
In the names of weeds, this old word for a plant follows soap- & St. John's
Time's up! The correct answer was Wort
THE 12 TRIBES OF ISRAEL
Jeans maker Strauss
Time's up! The correct answer was Levi
SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS
Mush Mouth & Dumb Donald were some of the Cosby kids on the show whose title featured this one
Time's up! The correct answer was Fat Albert
WORLD "P"s
Gunmen after this South American dictator in 1986 used rockets, bazookas, rifles & grenades--& missed!
Time's up! The correct answer was Pinochet
ASTROLOGY
The masculine signs are the air signs, including Gemini, & these signs, which include Leo
Time's up! The correct answer was fire signs
MILITARY POWER
No armed forces are allowed in this area between North & South Korea
Time's up! The correct answer was Demilitarized zone
"PER"CUSSION
Russian for "rebuilding", this term was first used by Gorbachev in the mid-1980s
Time's up! The correct answer was perestroika
IN EXILE
David Ben-Gurion went to the U.S. in 1915 when this empire exiled Zionists from Palestine
Time's up! The correct answer was Ottoman Empire
GEOGRAPHY
Lake Avernus in Campania in this country was believed by the ancients to be the entrance to Hades
Time's up! The correct answer was Italy
FETAL ATTRACTION
Pre-natal process that created the images seen here:
Time's up! The correct answer was Ultrasound
STATES' FORMER CAPITALS
New Haven
Time's up! The correct answer was Connecticut
THE MAINE ATTRACTION
Summer is the time for Whatever Week, a celebration of the Kennebec River in this state capital
Time's up! The correct answer was Augusta
"FOR" WORDS
In a common saying, it's what some people can't see for the trees
Time's up! The correct answer was the forest
WOMEN'S HEALTH
In a "Got Milk" ad, Jennifer Love Hewitt says she hates this bone condition, so she has fat free milk with every meal
Time's up! The correct answer was osteoporosis
NOTED EUROPEANS
Giuseppina Strepponi, a prima donna in "Nabucco", married this famous Giuseppe in 1859
Time's up! The correct answer was Verdi
OSCAR-WINNING ROLES
1942: Kay Miniver
Time's up! The correct answer was Greer Garson
THEM'S FIGHTIN' WORDS
To prepare for war, "dig up" this ax; when you've made peace, you bury it again
Time's up! The correct answer was the hatchet
TRANSPORTATION
Surprisingly, the Cadillac Motor Car Co. was founded by & originally named for this man
Time's up! The correct answer was Henry Ford
THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR
"Hobson's Choice", "Oliver Twist", "Lawrence of Arabia"
Time's up! The correct answer was David Lean
TITLES FROM SHAKESPEARE
Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" comes from a speech of Miranda's in this play
Time's up! The correct answer was The Tempest
TV ACTORS & ROLES
Barbra Streisand knows he played Lt. Col. Bill "Raider" Kelly on "Pensacola: Wings of Gold"
Time's up! The correct answer was James Brolin
DOWN AT THE OLFACTORY
You quickly get used to the eggy smell at the Colorado resort called "Hot" this type of "Springs"
Time's up! The correct answer was Sulfur
HERE COMES BAHRAIN AGAIN
In 1991 Bahrain was one of the good guys in this conflict & the U.S. sold it Apache helicopters
Time's up! The correct answer was The Gulf War/Operation Desert Storm
CLASSIC ADS & JINGLES
"Is it live or is it" this?
Time's up! The correct answer was Memorex
HIT TUNES
"How's It Going to Be", "Semi-Charmed Life"
Time's up! The correct answer was Third Eye Blind
SIMILES
Because artists tend to flatter their models, a fine-looking female is said to be "as pretty as" this
Time's up! The correct answer was a picture
THE CAT
Most felines have 30 of these (including the canines)
Time's up! The correct answer was Teeth
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NICKNAMES
Yankee batting champ "Donnie Baseball"
Time's up! The correct answer was Mattingly
"B" IN GEOGRAPHY
This city located on the Rhine River became West Germany's capital in 1949
Time's up! The correct answer was Bonn
MARK TWAIN: BOOK LOVER
One of Twain's favorite books was the "Diary of" this Englishman; Twain credited it as the model for his book "1601"
Time's up! The correct answer was Pepys
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Site of a 1977 6.5 earthquake: Bucharest
Time's up! The correct answer was Romania
SEE THE USA
You can "Go Home Again" to see this author's boyhood home in Asheville, North Carolina
Time's up! The correct answer was Thomas Wolfe
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
In 1937 this Malibu, Calif. university was established by & named for the founder of Western Auto Supply Company
Time's up! The correct answer was Pepperdine
CARTOONS
Ms. Frizzle, a science teacher, drives this title vehicle
Time's up! The correct answer was The Magic School Bus
EARTH
Heat rising from within the Earth is mostly from this type of decay of elements like uranium & thorium
Time's up! The correct answer was radioactive decay
PLAY HEROINES
Blanche DuBois
Time's up! The correct answer was A Streetcar Named Desire
SKUNKS
The skunk lends its name to this foul-smelling "vegetable" found in swamps
Time's up! The correct answer was skunk cabbage
AYE! IT'S IRELAND
Ireland's national coat of arms features this traditional Irish musical instrument
Time's up! The correct answer was Harp
THE CIVIL WAR
The greatest battle fought in the Western Hemisphere has the "address" of this small Pennsylvania town
Time's up! The correct answer was Gettysburg
WHAT TO WEAR?
Also the name of a rope for leading cattle, this women's backless top has a strap that loops around the neck
Time's up! The correct answer was halter
TAUNT "O"
Being around you has completely killed my sense of this, the tendency to expect the best of life
Time's up! The correct answer was optimism
HARRISON FORD MOVIES
"I didn't kill my wife!"
Time's up! The correct answer was The Fugitive
BALLETS WE'VE NEVER ASKED ABOUT BEFORE
The 1969 ballet "Trinity" was inspired by the peace movement in this California university city
Time's up! The correct answer was Berkeley
FOOD
Chop Suey, cioppini & vichyssoise were all invented in this country
Time's up! The correct answer was U.S.A.
ALSO A TOOL
We recommend giving someone this figuratively if you must fire him; later he might have one to grind
Time's up! The correct answer was the axe
IT'S ONLY ROCK & ROLL
He perked up his career by letting Starbucks release his album "Memory Almost Full"
Time's up! The correct answer was McCartney
ANNUAL EVENTS
Stockton, Calif. doesn't have a festival for Britney Spears, but it does have one for these green spears
Time's up! The correct answer was asparagus
SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER
Pertaining to the scientific use & study of very low temperatures
Time's up! The correct answer was cryogenic
FACTS & FIGURES
Got this river? It flows more than 600 miles through Alberta & Montana before entering the Missouri
Time's up! The correct answer was the Milk
ALSO A GUN MANUFACTURER
He's the guitarist who had a Top 40 hit with "Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo"
Time's up! The correct answer was Rick Derringer
FOREIGN TRAVEL
On entering the U.K., if you have anything to declare (besides "They talk funny here"), see one of these officers
Time's up! The correct answer was customs
ANAGRAMMED CABINET DEPARTMENTS
Taste
Time's up! The correct answer was State
KIDS IN SPORTS
The perfect waves of New Zealand's Piha Beach were the site for the 2010 World Junior Championships of this
Time's up! The correct answer was surfing
YES, THAT'S "WHITE"
Condition of heavy snow or fog during daylight in which visibility is lost
Time's up! The correct answer was a whiteout
'65
This company's new Toronado eliminated the hump on the floor with a new drive system
Time's up! The correct answer was Oldsmobile
LITERARY FIRST LINES
1976: "In our family there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing"
Time's up! The correct answer was "A River Runs Through It"
STUPID ANSWERS
Whole number equidistant from 5 & 7
Time's up! The correct answer was 6
RHYME TIME
Written text of a movie about an underground burial chamber
Time's up! The correct answer was a crypt script
JONATHAN SWIFTIES
"Proper words in proper places make the true definition of" this--it's elementary, according to Strunk & White
Time's up! The correct answer was style
BRAND NAMES
The bird's nest logo of this chocolate brand comes from its founder's coat of arms
Time's up! The correct answer was Nestle
OPERA & BALLET
This composer of "The Nutcracker" said, "The music of a ballet is not invariably bad"
Time's up! The correct answer was Tchaikovsky
THE WOK OF FAME
Some people may have adverse reactions to this Chinese food flavor enhancer that's also called "Mei-Jing"
Time's up! The correct answer was MSG
MUSEUMS
This building in Philadelphia houses the inkstand used by the Declaration signers
Time's up! The correct answer was Independence Hall
HOMOPHONES
To take a quick look, or the top of a mountain
Time's up! The correct answer was peek/peak
WORDS OF THE WRITER
"'Do all lawyers defend n-negroes, Atticus?' 'Of course they do, Scout'"
Time's up! The correct answer was Harper Lee
NAME THE WORK
Melville: "Captain Vere was an exceptional character"
Time's up! The correct answer was Billy Budd
NATIONAL FOODS
Its other names include Poor Knights of Windsor & Pain Perdu (lost bread)
Time's up! The correct answer was French toast
TALK LIKE A BRIT
On British TV's "Top of the Pops" this Booker T. & the MGs hit might be titled "Spring Onions"
Time's up! The correct answer was "Green Onions"
& GO TO "BED"
If you've been clubbed, you've been made unconscious; if you've been this, you've been made a knight
Time's up! The correct answer was dubbed
POEMS ON POETS
"The Lamb" & "The Fly" are far from a mess / But this man's "The Tyger" / Gets all the good press
Time's up! The correct answer was Blake
COUNTRIES THAT END IN "O"
Open an atlas & discover that the Atlas Mountains traverse the length of this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Morocco
"PER"CUSSION
11-letter word for the sac containing the heart
Time's up! The correct answer was pericardium
THEIR ALMA MATERS
Radio's Garrison Keillor
Time's up! The correct answer was The University of Minnesota
FAMOUS AMERICANS
Her appointment to the Supreme Court in 1981 to replace Potter Stewart was history-making
Time's up! The correct answer was Sandra Day O'Connor
SHAKESPEARE
Susanna & the twins, Hamnet & Judith
Time's up! The correct answer was Shakespeare's children
CANADIAN FOOTBALL
The Alouettes play their home games at Molson Stadium on the campus of this Montreal university
Time's up! The correct answer was McGill
TURN OF THE CENTURY MOVIES
A research chemist appears on a "60 Minutes" expose of the tobacco industry
Time's up! The correct answer was The Insider
THE BILLBOARD HOT 100
A song by this artist hit No. 1 in 1999, making her at age 52 the oldest female to have a Billboard No. 1 single
Time's up! The correct answer was Cher
"DREAM"Y SONGS
"Cheer up sleepy Jean, oh what can it mean to" one of these "and a homecoming queen"
Time's up! The correct answer was A daydream believer
BIBLICAL FATHERS & SONS
Abraham was 100 years old & Sarah was 90 when this child was born to them
Time's up! The correct answer was Isaac
LESSER-KNOWN AMERICANS
Named for his cousin, James Buchanan Eads built the first bridge across this river at St. Louis
Time's up! The correct answer was the Mississippi
THE 50 STATES
2 of the 4 states officially called commonwealths
Time's up! The correct answer was Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia
WHAT TO WEAR
Christian Lacroix popularized the pouf type of this
Time's up! The correct answer was dress
A VIOLENT CATEGORY
A suit of cards represented by a trefoil
Time's up! The correct answer was club
WHAT COLOR IS GREEN?
This American political party that formed in 1874 favored an increase in paper currency
Time's up! The correct answer was the Greenback Party
REMEMBER THE TIME
In 1526 he greeted an Inca nobleman on his ship, but conquest would have to wait a few years until funds were raised
Time's up! The correct answer was Pizarro
BEFORE & AFTER
"Lethal Weapon" director whose group was caught in a Sierra Nevada pass in the winter of 1846-47
Time's up! The correct answer was the Richard Donner Party
MEDICAL MILESTONES
In 1751, with Benjamin Franklin's help, the 1st hospital in the U.S. was founded in this city
Time's up! The correct answer was Philadelphia
THE ASSASSINATION OF LINCOLN
The 3-word Latin phrase yelled out by John Wilkes Booth while making his escape
Time's up! The correct answer was sic semper tyrannis
IT'S ALL ABOUT ME
Per the "American Psychiatric Glossary", this mania is "pathological preoccupation with self"
Time's up! The correct answer was egomania
HEADS OF STATE
In 1976 this current president of France founded the Rally for the Republic Party
Time's up! The correct answer was Jacques Chirac
CORPORATE SPORTS VENUES
This team that won a championship in 2001 plays in PSINet Stadiun
Time's up! The correct answer was Baltimore Ravens
DRAMA
A brother & sister argue over the fate of a piano in this Pulitzer-winning play by August Wilson
Time's up! The correct answer was The Piano Lesson
CHANCE
Theoretically, a U.S. casino's ability to make money on Roulette relies on the presence of these 2 green figures
Time's up! The correct answer was 0 and 00
WHAT KIND OF FOWL AM I?
Golden or ring-necked
Time's up! The correct answer was a pheasant
COMICS STRIP
Borat, played by this British comic, had a naked tussle with his portly Kazakh TV producer
Time's up! The correct answer was Cohen
TOUGH STUFF
The Span. abbrev. for one of these is ovni (objecto volador no identificado)
Time's up! The correct answer was UFO
THE LAST POPE OF THIS NAME
1878 to 1903 was the tenure of the XIII & last pope with this name that's also a sign of the Zodiac
Time's up! The correct answer was Leo
ISRAEL
Home to spectacular ruins, Caesarea was founded around 20 B.C. & named for this Caesar
Time's up! The correct answer was Augustus
AMERICAN INDIANS
In 1777 Chief Joseph Brant led his fellow Mohawks in the Battle of Oriskany during this war
Time's up! The correct answer was the Revolutionary War
BICYCLES
In the 1984 Olympics, Alexi Grewal won a gold medal in cycling for this country
Time's up! The correct answer was the United States
SHAKESPEARE
2 of the 4 Shakespeare plays in which ghosts appear on stage
Time's up! The correct answer was Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Richard III
MUSEUM HOPPING
MoMA Mia! It houses such masterpieces as "Starry Night" & Cezanne's "Bather"
Time's up! The correct answer was Museum of Modern Art
WHO'S YOUR MOMMY?
Melanie Griffith
Time's up! The correct answer was Tippi Hedren
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
In an $80 billion deal these 2 oil companies joined forces in 1999 in the biggest merger up to that time
Time's up! The correct answer was Exxon & Mobil
THE CIVIL WAR
In his second inaugural address, he said about slavery, "All know that this...was, somehow, the cause of the war"
Time's up! The correct answer was Abraham Lincoln
TELL ME "Y"
"Meshugge" means crazy in this language of Europe's Ashkenazic Jews
Time's up! The correct answer was Yiddish
BRIDGES
This Colorado canyon has the world's highest suspension bridge – 1,053' above the Arkansas River
Time's up! The correct answer was Royal Gorge
21st CENTURY MUSIC
The stage name of this R&B singer born Shaffer Smith is a play on the name of a character in "The Matrix"
Time's up! The correct answer was Ne-Yo
DRAMA
In a 1997 play Stacie Chaiken starred as Constance, wife of this "Earnest" author
Time's up! The correct answer was Oscar Wilde
SPORTS EQUIPMENT
Alternate name for the number one wood in golf
Time's up! The correct answer was Driver
STATES' FORMER CAPITALS
Knoxville
Time's up! The correct answer was Tennessee
MUSICAL THEATRE
Scott Bakula played Joe DiMaggio in a 1983 musical about this sex symbol
Time's up! The correct answer was Marilyn Monroe
CITY FOLK
Damascenes
Time's up! The correct answer was Damascus residents
AYE! IT'S IRELAND
One of Ireland's most important exports, it's also Ireland's most popular brand of stout beer
Time's up! The correct answer was Guinness
ROCK MUSIC
This Seattle grunge band backed Neil Young on his "Mirror Ball" CD
Time's up! The correct answer was Pearl Jam
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
This 1928 title character begins as a man & ends, almost 400 years later, as a young woman (but not in Florida)
Time's up! The correct answer was Orlando
LARCENY DELL'ARTE
NYC's largest art theft happened in 1988 & saw the loss of 2 of this Renaissance friar's masterpieces
Time's up! The correct answer was Fra Angelico
TV STARS
Coming to TV in 2002, this star of an Oscar-nominated movie was once known as Johnny Quasar
Time's up! The correct answer was Jimmy Neutron
THE 1970 TV SEASON
The prime time spellcaster wasn't Sabrina, but Samantha in this series
Time's up! The correct answer was Bewitched
THE GRIDIRON
[Hi, I'm Raghib Ismail of the Dallas Cowboys] While at this school, I was named MVP of the Orange Bowl on the first day of the '90s
Time's up! The correct answer was Notre Dame
NOVELS BY CHAPTER TITLE
"Hester and Pearl"
Time's up! The correct answer was The Scarlet Letter
WHAT'S YOUR BEEF?
"Joy of Cooking" gives a recipe for this beef dish but cautions that eating raw meat can be hazardous to your health
Time's up! The correct answer was steak tartare
NOTORIOUS
32 inmates & 11 guards were killed in '71 uprising at this NY prison
Time's up! The correct answer was Attica
TV MOVIES
He played Tony Starr in "Copacabana", which was based on his own hit record
Time's up! The correct answer was Barry Manilow
ABBREVIATED STATES
When abbreviated before the number 47, this state becomes an assault weapon
Time's up! The correct answer was Alaska
HISTORIC AMERICA
This city's Independence Nat'l Historical Park has been called "The most historic square mile in America"
Time's up! The correct answer was Philadelphia
PRESIDENTS
General whose Presidential campaign song was written by Irving Berlin
Time's up! The correct answer was Dwight Eisenhower
CHEESE
Christopher Lee, later of "Lord of the Rings", sucked blood in 1968's he "Has Risen from the Grave"
Time's up! The correct answer was Dracula
GRAVE MATTERS
In 2000, 25 years after his death, this country's last emperor Haile Selassie was laid to rest in a crypt in Addis Ababa
Time's up! The correct answer was Ethiopia
20th CENTURY NICKNAMES
"The People's Lawyer" & 2000 Green Party presidential candidate
Time's up! The correct answer was Ralph Nader
JUAN
While trying to colonize what's now this state, Juan Ponce de Leon received a mortal wound from the natives
Time's up! The correct answer was Florida
JEWELRY
Sotheby's has announced it won't sell any items of this tusk material produced since 1939
Time's up! The correct answer was Ivory
WHO DO YOU THINK I AM?!
I may be a trickster god, but I actually helped Thor get his hammer back after Thrym the frost giant stole it
Time's up! The correct answer was Loki
EXPLORERS
Born Giovanni Caboto, this Venetian did his exploring in the service of England
Time's up! The correct answer was John Cabot
THE SUMMER OLYMPICS
Throwing events include this one, the hurling of a spearlike shaft
Time's up! The correct answer was the javelin
ON THE COVER OF SGT. PEPPER
He's an African explorer, "I presume"
Time's up! The correct answer was Dr. Livingstone
OPERA SINGERS
This Neapolitan tenor made his last public appearance on Christmas Eve, 1920 in "La Juive"
Time's up! The correct answer was Caruso
THEIR 4th TOP 40 HIT OF THE '60s
1963: "You've Really Got A Hold On Me"
Time's up! The correct answer was Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
ADJECTIVES
As a noun, it's pieces for fastening; as an adjective it's large & robust, like some young men
Time's up! The correct answer was strapping
FRUIT
The Bartlett type of this fruit begins to ripen in summer; other varieties ripen later in the year
Time's up! The correct answer was Pears
"IND" THE KNOW
Insurance term meaning to protect against damage, loss or injury
Time's up! The correct answer was indemnity
BORN IN THE WINDY CITY
You're keeping up with the Joneses if you name this producer of "Thriller" who was born in Chicago in 1933
Time's up! The correct answer was Quincy Jones
DICTATORS & TYRANTS
As the dictator of this city-state, Francesco Foscari ruined its army & economy by endlessly fighting Milan
Time's up! The correct answer was Venice
AMERICAN HISTORY
In 1698, after an absence of 15 years, he returned to the colony named for his father
Time's up! The correct answer was William Penn
SPOTT THA MISPELED WURD
The occasional misspelling is noticable on a telecast like "Jeopardy!"
Time's up! The correct answer was noticeable
"PU"
It's the time of life when a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of....sex
Time's up! The correct answer was Puberty
AMERICAN AUTHORS
Under the name Laura Bancroft, he wrote about Twinkle & Chubbins in Nature Fairyland after taking us to Oz
Time's up! The correct answer was L. Frank Baum
THE CIVIL WAR
On Sept. 2, 1864 this general sent a wire saying, "Atlanta is ours, and fairly won"
Time's up! The correct answer was Sherman
WHAT'S ON TV?
In its 1st episode, citizens of a Kansas town saw a mushroom cloud on the horizon & were cut off from the outside world
Time's up! The correct answer was Jericho
"B" PREPARED
This period lasted from about 3500 to 1500 B.C.
Time's up! The correct answer was the Bronze Age
LIVE IN TEXAS
If you're on the road again in Texas, stop at Luck, this singer's world headquarters
Time's up! The correct answer was Willie Nelson
NEPAL
"Wooden temple", the meaning of this city's name, refers to the 400-year old one in its central square
Time's up! The correct answer was Katmandu
LIBRARIES
Sterling Memorial Library in New Haven, Connecticut houses the archives of this university
Time's up! The correct answer was Yale
ALWAYS SAY NEVER
Line that precedes "they simply fade away" in a British army song
Time's up! The correct answer was Old soldiers never die
ANIMAL GROUPS
Wisconsin folks know a cete is a group of these carnivores
Time's up! The correct answer was Badgers
MILITARY SLANG
A "ROAD" scholar is "retired on" this (coasting until actual retirement)
Time's up! The correct answer was active duty
SOCIOLOGY
This term for a rural white southerner was originally applied to sunburned agricultural workers
Time's up! The correct answer was a redneck
SPOILER ALERT!
1959: Joe E. Brown discovers that "she" is really a guy
Time's up! The correct answer was Some Like It Hot
FILE UNDER "K"
The Nancy Drew books are written under this pseudonym
Time's up! The correct answer was Carolyn Keene
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY
Washingtonians refer to the Francis Scott Key Bridge over this river as "The Car-Strangled Spanner"
Time's up! The correct answer was the Potomac
PARTY OF "FIVE"
This type of "discount" is slang for shoplifting
Time's up! The correct answer was Five-finger discount
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
In San Marino: this
Time's up! The correct answer was Italian
THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
1997's prize went in part to an international group trying to clear these from the world
Time's up! The correct answer was land mines
LITERARY COLLABORATORS
These brothers first published their "Fairy Tales" in 1812 as "Kinderund Hausmarchen"
Time's up! The correct answer was the Brothers Grimm
ASTRONOMY
A crossing of the celestial equator by the sun, it happens twice a year
Time's up! The correct answer was an equinox
MORTAL MATTERS
Willie, the animal Wiarton, Canada used for this celebration, died Jan. 31, 1999, 2 days before his next appearance
Time's up! The correct answer was Groundhog Day
MOVIE TITLE TRANSLATIONS
They were the 2 main stars of the sequel Hong Kong knew as "Special Unit in Black Glasses Part 2"
Time's up! The correct answer was Tommy Lee Jones & Will Smith
ALL ASHORE FOR BIRD LORE
This bird term for pro-war politicians was popular in the period leading up to the War of 1812
Time's up! The correct answer was hawks
FRUITS & VEGETABLES
The summer varieties of this gourd-like vegetable are eaten green; the winter ones, ripe
Time's up! The correct answer was squash
MANY IRONS
The male lead in "The French Lieutenant's Woman"; Meryl Streep played the title character
Time's up! The correct answer was Jeremy Irons
SOUNDS THAT KITTIES MAKE
This sound of aggression from a domestic cat is also produced by vipers
Time's up! The correct answer was a hiss
LARCENY DELL'ARTE
NYC's largest art theft happened in 1988 & saw the loss of 2 of this Renaissance friar's masterpieces
Time's up! The correct answer was Fra Angelico
BEYOND .COM
As of 2010, you can invent your own domain, according to the folks who regulate the Net; they're at www.icann.this
Time's up! The correct answer was .org
FANTASTIC FILMS
This huge creature 1st waddled through Tokyo & its suburbs in 1956
Time's up! The correct answer was Godzilla
"DO", "RE", "MI"
It can mean relating to home or a servant who works there
Time's up! The correct answer was Domestic
CLASSIC ADS & JINGLES
It's "finger lickin' good!"
Time's up! The correct answer was Kentucky Fried Chicken
CITY FLAGS
The 4 stars appearing on this city's flag stand for Fort Dearborn, a fire & 2 World's Fairs
Time's up! The correct answer was Chicago
20th CENTURY NICKNAMES
Aviation's "Mysterious Billionaire"
Time's up! The correct answer was Howard Hughes
HOMETOWNS
Niels Bohr
Time's up! The correct answer was Copenhagen
BUSINESS PARTNERS
In dessert: Burton Baskin &...
Time's up! The correct answer was Irv Robbins
SPOILER ALERT!
1999: The first rule of this film is Brad Pitt doesn't really exist
Time's up! The correct answer was Fight Club
DIARIES
This creator of Peter Rabbit devised a private code for the journals she kept in her youth
Time's up! The correct answer was Beatrix Potter
BETTER KNOWN AS...
TV pitchman Jim Varney
Time's up! The correct answer was Ernest P. Worrell
THE NEW YORK TIMES 2009 FICTION BESTSELLERS
Richard DiLallo & this author teamed to write "Alex Cross's 'Trial
Time's up! The correct answer was Patterson
FOREWORDS
Part 2 "is Lilliput in reverse, but...also offers some of" his "fiercest assaults upon the behavior of" his countrymen
Time's up! The correct answer was Jonathan Swift
DEATH BY...
Firing squad, at the Utah State Prison, January 17, 1977
Time's up! The correct answer was Gary Gilmore
RECORD LOSSES IN 2005
A computer with 98,000 names & SSNs was reported stolen from this oldest campus of the Univ. of Calif.
Time's up! The correct answer was Berkeley
THE CRUCIBLE
Brass usually comes out of a crucible in this 5-letter form, more familiarly used with gold
Time's up! The correct answer was an ingot
I HAVE A PREPOSITION FOR YOU
5-letter word meaning less by the subtraction of; don't overthink it
Time's up! The correct answer was minus
NO. 1 ALBUMS
"Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell"
Time's up! The correct answer was Meat Loaf
"EVER"S
This 1965 movie begins with the birth of Jesus
Time's up! The correct answer was The Greatest Story Ever Told
I READ THE NEWS TODAY
Political theorist Nikolai Bukharin edited this "truthful" Soviet newspaper from 1917 to 1929
Time's up! The correct answer was Pravda
FOOD FACTS
German sausage named for the crackling sound the skin of the sausage makes when bitten into
Time's up! The correct answer was Knockwurst
IT DON'T MEAN A "THING"
Giving a portion of one's income, typically 10%, to one's church
Time's up! The correct answer was tithing
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC "B"
The Vistula River flows north through Poland into this sea
Time's up! The correct answer was Baltic
FEMALE ATHLETES
This basketball star whose name rhymes with hoops named her son Jordan, after Michael Jordan
Time's up! The correct answer was Sheryl Swoopes
PRIME NUMBERS
Dial this 3-digit prime number in L.A. only for emergencies
Time's up! The correct answer was 911
1987
Pat Cash beat this Czech-born tennis great to win the Wimbledon singles title
Time's up! The correct answer was Lendl
THE 1970 TV SEASON
The prime time spellcaster wasn't Sabrina, but Samantha in this series
Time's up! The correct answer was Bewitched
AT THE KENNEDY CENTER
A 1994 festival honoring this country featured the Tjapukai Aboriginal Dance Company
Time's up! The correct answer was Australia
"CAL" STATE
For smokers, it's a pipe with a curved stem & a large bowl made from a gourd
Time's up! The correct answer was Calabash
INTERIOR DESIGN
In 1991 Charles Hall sued Aqua Queen & other companies for infringing his patent on this furniture item
Time's up! The correct answer was the waterbed
YOU'RE UNDER A "REST"
Any mountain's summit
Time's up! The correct answer was crest
ABBREV.
A recent, frightening addition to our world language: WMD
Time's up! The correct answer was weapons of mass destruction
YOU MUST BE JOKING
Steven Wright joked, "I put instant coffee in" this type of "oven and nearly went back in time"
Time's up! The correct answer was Microwave
PROVERBS
These two things "wait for no man"
Time's up! The correct answer was time and tide
GET YOUR MOVIE FACTS STRAIGHT
Peter Fonda was in "Ulee's Gold"; "Fool's Gold" stars this daughter of Goldie Hawn
Time's up! The correct answer was Kate Hudson
MEDICAL MILESTONES
Dutch physician Willem Kolff developed the 1st of these kidney machines that cleanse the blood
Time's up! The correct answer was a dialysis machine
YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS STUFF
Bird similes include "Spry as a spring chicken" & "Proud as" one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was peacock
THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS
Like Jews, many Adventists follow Leviticus 11:7 in abstaining from this meat
Time's up! The correct answer was pork
LOBBYISTS
In 1997 Jack Williams of this company was indicted for lying about his dealings with Mike Espy
Time's up! The correct answer was Tyson Foods
IT HAD TO "BU"
Any dry red table wine may be called this even if it doesn't come from the French region of the same name
Time's up! The correct answer was Burgundy
MOVIE DEBUTS
The Al Pacino legal drama "...And Justice for All" marked the screen debut of this actor, later TV's "Coach"
Time's up! The correct answer was Craig T. Nelson
WHAT A GEM!
In 1750 a Parisian jeweler found that heat turns this sherry-colored Brazilian gem pink
Time's up! The correct answer was topaz
IT BORDERS JUST ONE OTHER COUNTRY
South Korea
Time's up! The correct answer was North Korea
ONE-WORD RHYMES
An important person, perhaps with an elaborate toupee
Time's up! The correct answer was bigwig
"L.B."s
And now the weather forecast: tonight expect these gentle winds of 4 to 7 miles per hour
Time's up! The correct answer was light breezes
ENGLISH CLASS
It's the indirect object of the sentence "Carmen gave Jose a cookie"
Time's up! The correct answer was Jose
STARTS WITH "B"
An insect who hangs out in your four-poster, or what a private eye might slip under your mattress
Time's up! The correct answer was Bedbug
LOVE POETRY
The immortal 6 words that begin Lee Bernstein's opus sung on "Barney & Friends" to the tune of "This Old Man"
Time's up! The correct answer was I love you; you love me
ESPN's TOP 10 ALL-TIME ATHLETES
No. 10: FB/LB for Columbia U. in the 1920s; MVP for the Yankees in '27 & '36; "Gibraltar in Cleats"
Time's up! The correct answer was Gehrig
NATIVE AMERICANS
In August 1934 this president was made an honorary member of the Blackfoot tribe & given the name "Lone Chief"
Time's up! The correct answer was FDR
LIBRARIES
This Maryland community is home to the National Library of Medicine & the National Naval Medical Center
Time's up! The correct answer was Bethesda
"DO", "RE", "MI"
This kind of "name" is also known as an Internet address
Time's up! The correct answer was domain
GENERAL SCIENCE
The "super" class of these stars, the largest known, includes Antares & Betelgeuse
Time's up! The correct answer was Red giants
PROVERBS
These two things "wait for no man"
Time's up! The correct answer was time and tide
SYRIA'S EATING
Syria had to wait until 2006 for an American fast food franchise, this fowl-selling one
Time's up! The correct answer was KFC
CORAL REEF LIFE
A species of these well-armed creatures known as the crown-of-thorns feasts on coral reefs
Time's up! The correct answer was starfish
HISTORY
The parents of this Peruvian president immigrated from Japan 4 years prior to his birth
Time's up! The correct answer was Fujimori
HEADLINES
On May 24, 1927 the Las Vegas Review headlined that this man "Spurns Offers. Back to Air Mail, Says"
Time's up! The correct answer was Lindbergh
NBA HALL OF FAMERS
As a rookie in the 1980 NBA finals, this Michigan State alum played all 5 positions & scored 42 points in the final game
Time's up! The correct answer was Magic Johnson
TITLES FROM SHAKESPEARE
Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" comes from a speech of Miranda's in this play
Time's up! The correct answer was The Tempest
CITY FLAGS
Its flag features a pioneer family, a covered wagon & 2 sea gulls
Time's up! The correct answer was Salt Lake City
HISTORY
In 1991 B.C. Amenemhet, a former vizier, founded this country's 12th dynasty
Time's up! The correct answer was Egypt
NEW YORK TIMES HEADLINES
"Thousands Trapped In The Subways; Looters And Vandals Hit" were banners when this hit NYC in July 1977
Time's up! The correct answer was Blackout
MUSICAL THEATRE
In January 1997 Liza Minnelli returned to Broadway, filling in for Julie Andrews in this musical
Time's up! The correct answer was Victor/Victoria
ROYAL FEMALE NICKNAMES
"The Catholic" of 15th century Spain
Time's up! The correct answer was Queen Isabella
STATE CAPITALS
No beans about it, this capital is the largest city in New England
Time's up! The correct answer was Boston
MAY DAYS
On May 6, 1984 Jose Napoleon Duarte won this country's presidential election with 54% of the vote
Time's up! The correct answer was El Salvador
NICE TO MEAT YOU
We give thanks that toms, the males of these birds, can reach 70 lbs.
Time's up! The correct answer was turkeys
TOM JONES
It's not odd that this 1965 song is heard in the 1998 film "Little Voice"
Time's up! The correct answer was "It's Not Unusual"
THE "I"s HAVE IT
This term for a fluid can also mean "to sign" as a contract
Time's up! The correct answer was Ink
ARTS & CRAFTS
The name of this knotty craft comes from a word that means "embroidered veil"
Time's up! The correct answer was macramé
PEOPLE WHO BECAME WORDS
She must have been hairy, as this hairstyle is named for the big-haired mistress of a French emperor
Time's up! The correct answer was Pompadour
IT'S AN L.A. THING
Wanna live in this city, 90210? in July 2008 the median home price there was $2.3 million
Time's up! The correct answer was Beverly Hills
CROSSWORD CLUES "M"
Diamond deposit; it ain't yours! (4)
Time's up! The correct answer was mine
MARRIED WITH CHILDREN
Make sure all your children are immunized against this "barnyard" disease caused by Varicella-Zoster
Time's up! The correct answer was Chickenpox
NUTRITION
People with hypertension should diet & limit their intake of alcohol & this chemical element
Time's up! The correct answer was sodium
FOLKIES
The times they were a-changin' when this folk icon went electric at the 1965 Newport Festival
Time's up! The correct answer was Bob Dylan
4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW
Hard coal that burns with little flame
Time's up! The correct answer was anthracite
THE FALL
Headed by Chief Justice Charles T. Wells, the Supreme Court of this state was in the news in November 2000
Time's up! The correct answer was Florida
THE "BUTLER" DID IT
A former Dodger outfielder & TV's "Grace Under Fire" both go by this name
Time's up! The correct answer was Brett Butler
POLITICAL SLOGANS
In 1912, this pres. candidate declared, “We stand at Armageddon, & we battle for the Lord”
Time's up! The correct answer was Teddy Roosevelt
HIDDEN BOOKS OF THE BIBLE
Fight the evil mojo by using your good voodoo
Time's up! The correct answer was Job
MEN OF MUSIC
"King of the Waltz" Johann Strauss Jr. wrote in other dance forms too, like the "Tritsch-Tratsch" this
Time's up! The correct answer was the polka
BEFORE & AFTER
1980 scarefest in which mom & daughter switch bodies one day & are stalked by Jason at Camp Crystal Lake
Time's up! The correct answer was Freaky Friday the 13th
AMERICAN LITERATURE
He lived for several weeks among the cannibalistic Typee before he wrote the book of the same name
Time's up! The correct answer was Herman Melville
GOOD CAUSES
The LFA is a leading group battling this disease named for lesions that resemble a wolf's bite
Time's up! The correct answer was lupus
THE '30s WEREN'T ALL DEPRESSING
In 1939 Edwin Armstrong built the first full-scale station for this type of commercially used radio transmission
Time's up! The correct answer was FM
A WHITE CATEGORY
The mass of a typical one of these stars is about 70% that of the sun
Time's up! The correct answer was white dwarf
HAVE A WHISKEY
In the 1880s Ontario-brewed Club whiskey got this new national name
Time's up! The correct answer was Canadian Club
INNS
This 1936 Daphne du Maurier novel is one of her Cornish tales
Time's up! The correct answer was Jamaica Inn
SOCIOLOGY
10,000 years ago all societies were these, named from the way they collected animals, fruit, etc. for food
Time's up! The correct answer was hunter-gatherers
ARCHITECTURE
The Coonley Estate & the Robie House are examples of this midwestern style created by Frank Lloyd Wright
Time's up! The correct answer was the Prairie Style
FOUNTAINS
Ottorino Respighi wrote a symphonic poem about the "Fountains Of" this Italian capital
Time's up! The correct answer was Rome
ON THE BIG SCREEN
Mais oui! In 2007 Chris Tucker & Jackie Chan headed to Paris, giving this film series trilogy status
Time's up! The correct answer was Rush Hour
GROUP COUNTDOWN
In interrogation, one officer who acts threatening & another who comes on nicer to win the suspect's trust
Time's up! The correct answer was good cop, bad cop
THEIR 4th TOP 40 HIT OF THE '60s
1967: "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon"
Time's up! The correct answer was Neil Diamond
SEE THE USA
This is 1 of NYC's longest streets, which you'll find out when you give your regards to it
Time's up! The correct answer was Broadway
GENERAL SCIENCE
This method of preserving food by killing bacteria was developed by a French chemist in the 1860s
Time's up! The correct answer was Pasteurization
TELEPHONE HISTORY
In 1991 this telephone company launched its Friends & Family promotion
Time's up! The correct answer was MCI
BIBLICAL PAIRS
The sons of Rebekah
Time's up! The correct answer was Jacob & Esau
A REALLY BIG CATEGORY
The Great Red Spot is a great big storm on this great big planet
Time's up! The correct answer was Jupiter
CHILDREN'S AUTHORS
In 1896 he said his mother had lost her childhood at 8; he "knew a time would come when I also must give up the games"
Time's up! The correct answer was J.M. Barrie
CINEMATIC DICTIONARY
Term for the flow of a film, maintained by keeping details consistent throughout a scene
Time's up! The correct answer was Continuity
CANALS
While in Milan in the late 15th century, this artist designed locks to join the city's canals
Time's up! The correct answer was Leonardo da Vinci
GREEK MYTHOLOGY
Athena gave Perseus one of these to use as a mirror against Medusa &, reflecting back, it was a good thing
Time's up! The correct answer was a shield
WORLD CITIES
About 1 out of every 10 Japanese people lives in this city's metropolitan area
Time's up! The correct answer was Tokyo
1800
His "The Wealth of Nations" was one of the first books bought to stock the new Library of Congress
Time's up! The correct answer was Adam Smith
U.S. GEOGRAPHY
Lake Pontchartrain & St. Bernard Parish form part of this city's northern & southern boundaries
Time's up! The correct answer was New Orleans
MAGAZINE FEATURES
Leading Off, Faces in the Crowd, Scorecard
Time's up! The correct answer was Sports Illustrated
LICENSE PLATE MOTTOS
"Aloha State"
Time's up! The correct answer was Hawaii
BRAND NAMES
"Share Moments, Share Life" is a slogan of this brand of film & cameras
Time's up! The correct answer was Kodak
BEFORE & AFTER
Morticia gets a big wet one from Richard Dawson on this ooky game show
Time's up! The correct answer was The Addams Family Feud
HAMMERS
Goods being sold "under the hammer" are found at these events
Time's up! The correct answer was Auctions
BACK IN 1906
Burned in 1864, this city was placed under martial law following racial tensions in September 1906
Time's up! The correct answer was Atlanta
"R"OCK MUSIC
Title adjective describing Dion's "Sue"
Time's up! The correct answer was Runaround
EDUCATION JARGON
These 2 words, denoting socioeconomically challenged, followed "A Nation" in a 1983 report's title
Time's up! The correct answer was At Risk
YOUR NEW CLASS SCHEDULE
Home ec.: Make this breakfast dish of battered & fried bread, called pain perdu in France
Time's up! The correct answer was French toast
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Black photographer James Van Der Zee chronicled life in this NYC section for more than a half century
Time's up! The correct answer was Harlem
THE "CAPTAIN"
Errol Flynn is a doctor who is forced to become a pirate in this 1935 action fest
Time's up! The correct answer was Captain Blood
"PH"UN WORDS
Now meaning those who are hostile to the arts, in biblical times it was a people subdued by King David
Time's up! The correct answer was a Philistine
ART & ARTISTS
His sculpture, "The Age of Bronze", exhibited in 1877, was inspired by Michelangelo
Time's up! The correct answer was Auguste Rodin
"LIGHT"s
Ben Franklin invented this device & would have been shocked if it hadn't worked
Time's up! The correct answer was the lightning rod
NO. 3 SONGS
No. 3 Simon & Garfunkel hit that ends, "And an island never cries"
Time's up! The correct answer was "I Am a Rock"
FEMINISM
Of 76, 86 or 96 cents, what U.S. women working full-time earn for every dollar their male counterparts make
Time's up! The correct answer was 76 cents
IT'S A "SIN"
Carson Sink & the Great Salt Lake lie in the drainage area known as the Great this
Time's up! The correct answer was Basin
NAME THE FILM
2007: "I... drink... your... milkshake! I drink it up!"
Time's up! The correct answer was There Will Be Blood
GIRLS IN SONG
In 1964 The Bachelors told this girl, "I'm in heaven when I see you smile"
Time's up! The correct answer was Diane
MY PLACE?
A book subtitled "Architecture in the Colombian Countryside" showcases the estates called these in Spanish
Time's up! The correct answer was haciendas
IT'S "BIG"
A 2000 Martin Lawrence film
Time's up! The correct answer was Big Momma's House
AH, SWEET MYTHTERY
The Myrmidons were this great hero's brutal cohorts in the Trojan War
Time's up! The correct answer was Achilles
5-LETTER CAPITALS
Bridges crossing the Nile River in this capital include El Gama'a & El Giza
Time's up! The correct answer was Cairo
TV PRODUCERS
In 2003 this "Survivor" head honcho began conducting a search to give Donald Trump an apprentice
Time's up! The correct answer was Mark Burnett
B FOLLOWS A
These 1st & 2nd century B.C. Jewish patriots were active in liberating Judea from Syrian rule
Time's up! The correct answer was the Maccabees
STORM
In this cool 2004 film, climatologist Dennis Quaid is right & much of the U.S. evacuates to Mexico
Time's up! The correct answer was The Day After Tomorrow
LUNCH COUNTER LINGO
A houseboat is this ice cream & fruit dessert
Time's up! The correct answer was a banana split
ON THE COVER OF SGT. PEPPER
This "Das Kapital" author stands between comedian Oliver Hardy & H.G. Wells
Time's up! The correct answer was Karl Marx
BREAKING NEWS
Senator Obama attended the 2006 groundbreaking for this man's memorial, 1/2 mile from Lincoln's
Time's up! The correct answer was Martin Luther King
TBA
Warnings of these "floods" are announced by the N.W.S. when large amounts of rain fall in a short amount of time
Time's up! The correct answer was Flash flood
BIBLICAL QUOTES
She commanded Samson, "Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth"
Time's up! The correct answer was Delilah
LITERARY HOUSES
In the novel by Isabel Allende, Clara del Valle Trueba shares a house with these title entities
Time's up! The correct answer was the Spirits
REALLY BIG
With its supporting roots & trunks, a single one of these trees in India covers some 3 acres
Time's up! The correct answer was Banyan
TREES
Hindu for “trader” this unusual tree whose branches grow down can look like a mini-forest
Time's up! The correct answer was Banyan
CALL ME A"LEX"
Elaborate in structure or by nature
Time's up! The correct answer was complex
1957
He ended his brief retirement to become chairman & president of Occidental Petroleum
Time's up! The correct answer was Armand Hammer
REMEMBER THE TIME
In 960 Mieczyslaw I became the first ruler of this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Poland
THE MOVIES
Irene Bedard, the speaking voice of this heroine in an animated Disney film, played her mother in "The New World"
Time's up! The correct answer was Pocahontas
FOR THE FASHIONISTA
Style.com stated that your spring 2006 wardrobe must include a baby-doll dress in the style of this decade
Time's up! The correct answer was the '60s
ROUGH POLITICS
On Aug. 5, 1994 he was named independent counsel in the Whitewater affair
Time's up! The correct answer was Kenneth Starr
BRIGHT IDEAS
Lawrence Sperry used the gyroscope his dad developed in this device that keeps planes on course without human aid
Time's up! The correct answer was autopilot
SECRET MENUS
Fatburger offers a "Hypocrite Burger" featuring this type of patty with slabs of bacon
Time's up! The correct answer was veggie patty
BEFORE THEY WERE POPES
Alexander VI was formerly a high-living nobleman of this family & the father of Cesare & Lucrezia
Time's up! The correct answer was Borgia
THE LAST BATTLE
The Siege of Yorktown
Time's up! The correct answer was the American Revolution
SOMETHING'S A "FOOT"
It's a small trunk kept at the foot of a soldier's bunk
Time's up! The correct answer was Footlocker
TRIALS OF THE CENTURY
In 1946 Hans Frank, Rudolf Hess & Fritz Sauckel were among those convicted of war crimes in this city
Time's up! The correct answer was Nuremberg
CROSSWORD CLUES "D"
He's the shadowy Watergate source (4,6)
Time's up! The correct answer was "Deep Throat"
WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT
To further the ambitions of her brother, her father, Pope Alexander VI, arranged several marriages for her
Time's up! The correct answer was Lucrezia Borgia
MONEY SLANG
You don't get 5 guesses at this winglike appendage to the underwater portion of a hull
Time's up! The correct answer was a fin
WON THE BATTLE
After Perry met the enemy in the September 1813 battle of this great lake, they were ours
Time's up! The correct answer was Lake Erie
'65
This company's new Toronado eliminated the hump on the floor with a new drive system
Time's up! The correct answer was Oldsmobile
ALLITERATION STATION
The almost indestructible flight recording device is known by this "colorful" name
Time's up! The correct answer was the black box
SI's SIGNS OF THE APOCALYPSE
"Golfer John Daly has... endorsement deals with" Dunkin' Donuts & this Anna Nicole Smith-endorsed diet aid
Time's up! The correct answer was TrimSpa
WORLD CITIES
The Tsarina's Stone is the oldest monument in this city that was made Finland's capital by Russian insistence
Time's up! The correct answer was Helsinki
TOUGH STUFF
It includes the postcentral gyrus, the precentral gyrus, the parietal lobe & the occipital lobe
Time's up! The correct answer was Brain/skull
U.N. SECRETARIES-GENERAL
At the time only a secretary-general to-be, this Egyptian played a major role in the 1979 Arab-Israeli peace accord
Time's up! The correct answer was Boutros Boutros-Ghali
TREES & SHRUBS
A 1912 gift from Japan, the Yoshino species of this tree is found in great abundance by the Jefferson Memorial
Time's up! The correct answer was cherry trees
ART & ARTISTS
Andre Breton anagrammed this surrealist's name as "Avida Dollars"
Time's up! The correct answer was Salvador Dali
LONG GERMAN WORDS
Bismarck & Kissinger are among masters of this, politics based on pragmatic concerns
Time's up! The correct answer was Realpolitik
COMMON BONDS
Coconuts, Udders, Canaan
Time's up! The correct answer was Things that give milk
POEMS ON POETS
To hear about "My Highland Lassie" / My poor heart, it yearns / For he wrote 'em, I just quote 'em / He is...
Time's up! The correct answer was Burns
HISTORY
Karl led the first of these Marxist organizational efforts; the second one began in 1889
Time's up! The correct answer was the International
ROUGH POLITICS
In March 1974, 7 ex-Nixon officials were arrested for conspiracy, including this former Chief of Staff
Time's up! The correct answer was Haldeman
WORDS OF LOVE
Marlowe rhymed, "Where both deliberate, the love is slight; who ever loved, that loved not at" this?
Time's up! The correct answer was first sight